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General / Lidl O ring set
« on: 12 May 2022, 12:41:47 pm »
Just a heads up, Lidl has 420 piece set of O-rings (who needs that many). Says they are acid, petrol and oil resistant. Presumably ok for Carbs then?
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I have discovered it really isn’t big or clever to set off with the disc lock still attached!
A mistake you generally only ever make once...
I noticed a difference immediately when I put my K&N filter on. Nothing to do with power, just more responsive on the throttle.
I clean it once a year using warm water and washing detergent powder, let it dry naturally on a warm sunny day, then lightly oil it with the proper K&N Oil Spray. I'm still on my first can of spray and had the filter for a few years now, so not expensive at all. And it will be the last filter you ever buy for the bike.
Decided to try this yesterday as I was giving the bike and service anyway.
The exhaust does not look like it's going to come off without a huge fight at the headers, and I really don't have the time/desire to get into that right now..
I would be more worried by the fact that K&N does not like the standard housing, and you need a different tool to remove and fit it...
Only ever dropped one. My first "big" bike, a yamaha thundercat. Left the disc lock on and tried to pull away 🙈🙈 needles to say it didn't work 😅
Although I'll get refund (allegedly) I'm still paying 40% more than my premium cost in September, got everyone by bollocks really and they knows it.Not really ...... they've lost my custom (this year atleast)
Now I'm over my rage as above the UK company are a separate broker and presumably they are using different underwriters. Still pissed off with the company though as I can't get a quote anywhere near what my original policy was as it's too close to the expiry date to get the best deal!
Haven't done it myself, and someone will correct me if wrong.
I believe you need an individual CoC from Yamaha. Yamaha UK will charge you a fee for this. The CoC should show the NOX level as below TFL's threshold. . Although all FZS1000s are technically compliant, the CoC is individual to your VIN. So you can't use somebody else's CoC. You then send the CoC with a copy of your V5 showing your Reg No and VIN to TFL, who will record your Reg No on their database as exempt.
No use trying this route for a FZS600, as the CoC will show the NOX value as non compliant
This was rather neatly done
I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
The 600 is a2 piece exhaust
So when they refer to slotting in to the link pipe is it the tailpipe or the down pipe the cat would be pushed into
I have downpipes, then link pipe, then end can, so it's actually 3 parts.
The Cat. was put inside the middle link pipe.
QuoteThey could upset the balance of the bike though as the wind hits the cap
Makes it easier to do right turns though
I'm not familiar with the 4 degree ignition advancer mod, what's the gain with this one?
Engines are generally tuned to run off the crappiest petrol available, so they retard the spark to give the best chance of a good ignition.
As we have reasonably good quality petrol in the UK, this is unnecessary and advancing the spark allows more complete combustion of the fuel/ air mixture.
Basically it gives better running and improved throttle response.
Good idea the 90° valves. Makes tyre inflation so much easier, and no chance of the valve being overcome by inertia at warp speeds.
And you mean what exactly? I realise now I've kind of repeated my myself but I'm asking not about what they've done but what others could do. So to out it another way would you know the diameter of what is considered the link pipe on the standard FZS600 pipeThis was rather neatly done
I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
The 600 is a2 piece exhaust
So when they refer to slotting in to the link pipe is it the tailpipe or the down pipe the cat would be pushed into
I mean, the photo that shows they've cut the pipe, inserted the cat, and rewelded it is right there in the post...
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I'm going to try some black wrap around the link pipe to keep the thieving eyes away from it.
I'm just wondering how many people are going to manage to go out in a blaze of glory when a stray spark sets the whole lot aflame...
(PS I've just ridden over 200 miles on a tank of E10 in my FZ6 without a problem )